Moon Jae-in, former human rights lawyer, took his oath of office in Seoul's National Assembly building a day after his decisive win. He has vowed to address the economy and relations with the North korea in his first address and expressed his willingness to visit Pyongyang under the right circumstances.

He expressed his commitment to do everything he could do to build peace on the Korean peninsula.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has stated that the world is at the threshold of digital economy and therefore the island nation should go for digitalization. A digital economy should be established in Sri Lanka to strengthen the national economy. As a first step, Wi-Fi zones will be set up throughout the island.